From WikiLeaks

The CRS is a Congressional "think tank" with a staff of around 700. Reports are commissioned by members of Congress on topics relevant to current political events. Despite CRS costs to the tax payer of over $100M a year, its electronic archives are, as a matter of policy, not made available to the public.

Individual members of Congress will release specific CRS reports if they believe it to assist them politically, but CRS archives as a whole are firewalled from public access.

This report was obtained by Wikileaks staff from CRS computers accessible only from Congressional offices.

Federal personnel may be subject to certain conflict of interest restrictions on their permissible private employment activities even after they leave the service of the U.S. government. These restrictions, applicable when one enters private employment after having left government service, are often referred to as "revolving door" laws. For the most part, other than the narrow restrictions specific to procurement officials, these laws restrict only certain "representational" types of employment activities, such as lobbying or other advocacy communications which are directed at, and are intended to influence, current federal officials.